Port of Spain, Sep 2 - Talks have broken down between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) over the controversial players' contracts and both parties have opted for arbitration to resolve the issue.

WICB vice president Dave Cameron said 10 days of tough negotiations under mediator Shridath Ramphal had failed to find a solution to the dispute.

'No agreement could be reached at the conclusion of the mediation process and the next option that is provided under the dispute resolution clause of the Memorandum of Understanding and Collective Bargaining Agreement with WIPA is arbitration,' the Jamaica Gleaner Wednesday quoted Cameron as saying.

'What is keeping us apart? Fundamental to the issues is that we have an MOU and a CBA by which we have been operating and the players have changed essentially how they want to be represented and viewed in commercial terms,' he added.

'But we are saying to the players, that while we accept and may accept what they are suggesting, there is a process for it. We have had agreements in the past, let us continue to operate under those agreements, negotiate new agreements and we shall take into consideration all that has been proposed.

'The reaction has been 'Accept us now without contracts and let us play while we determine the best way forward'. Well, we have done this long enough and that approach is unacceptable,' Cameron contended.

Top West Indies players boycotted the home series against Bangladesh in July, citing pay and contract issues.